Abstract
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a chronic relapsing multi-organ fibro-inflammatory syndrome of presumed autoimmune etiology. It is characterized by increased serum levels of IgG4 and tissue infiltration by IgG4+ cells. Increased titers of autoantibodies against a spectrum of self-antigens and response to steroids have led to its characterization as an autoimmune disease. However, the pathognomonic antigens probably differ among manifestations, and different antigens or autoantibodies produce similar immune reactions in different organs. Little is known about the pathogenic effects, if any, of serum IgG4 or IgG4+ plasma cells in tissues. Despite several animal models of the disease, none truly recapitulates human IgG4-RD. Histologic analyses of tissues from patients with IgG4-RD reveal a dense lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate rich in IgG4+ plasma cells, storiform fibrosis, and obliterative phlebitis, although these features vary among organs. Typical presentation and imaging findings include mass-forming synchronous or metachronous lesions in almost any organ, but most commonly in the pancreas, bile duct, retroperitoneum, kidneys, lungs, salivary and lacrimal glands, orbit, and lymph nodes. In all organs, inflammation can be reduc...Continue Reading
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